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Legal/Ethics for MH
Terms for Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Safe Practice of Mental Health Nursin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assault | an intentional threat designed to make the an intentional threat designed to make the victim fearful; produces reasonable apprehension of harm. |
| battery | the harmful of offensive touching of another person |
| bioethics | study of specific ethical principles that arise in health care |
| civic rights | the rights of personal liberty guaranteed under two U.S. constitutional amendments |
| competency | capacity to understand consequences of one's decisions |
| conditional release | a release from an inpatient psychiatric facility that is contingent upon outpatient treatment |
| confidentiality | the ethical responsibility of a health care professional that prohibits the disclosure of privileged information without the patient's informed consent |
| duty to protect | ethical and legal obligations of health care workers to protect patients from physically harming themselves or others |
| ethical dilemma | a conflict between two or more courses of action, each carrying favorable and unfavorable consequences |
| ethics | study of philosophical beliefs about what is considered right or wrong in a society |
| false imprisonment | may be a misdemeanor or tort brought against health care workers who illegally hold people in confinement - confinement includes restraint within a limited area and restraint with an institution |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | rule requiring patient consent to disclose information obtained during care to anyone except those persons for whom it is necessary for implementation of the patient's treatment plan |
| implied consent | form of consent that is not expressly given but implied from circumstances of a persons' particular situation or a person's actions, especially in serious or life-threatening situation |
| informed consent | the informed exercise of choice that includes options available and the risks of each option |
| intentional torts | willful acts that violates another person's right or property |
| involuntary admission | admission to a psychiatric facility without a patient's consent typically if a danger to self or others or unable to meet basic needs |
| involuntary outpatient admission | court mandates for medication and other treatments as a condition for remaining in the community; controversial |
| least restrictive alternative admission doctrine | mandates that the least restrictive and least disruptive means be used to achieve a specific purpose |
| long-term involuntary admission | used for extended care and treatment of those with mental illness, commitments are obtained through medical certification, judicial hearings, or administrative actions |
| malpractice | act or omission to act thaqt breaches the duty off due care and results in or is responsible for a person's injury |
| negligence | an act, or failure to act, that breaches the duty of due care and results in or is responsible for another person's injuries |
| right to privacy | the legal expectation of privacy concerning the sharing of medical information |
| right to refuse treatment | the right to reject forced treatment. The right takes into consideration the person's right for choice, or autonomy and beneficence, actions which benefit others. |
| right to treatment | the right to expect appropriate and adequate treatment |
| temporary admission | admitting patients with acute psychiatric symptoms on an emergency basis upon written order of a primary care provider for a limited amount of time |
| tort | a civil wrong for which money damages may be obtained by the injured party from the wrongdoer |
| unconditional release | termination of a patient-institutional relationship |
| unintentional torts | unintended acts against another person that produce injury of harm |
| voluntary admission | inpatient care sought by the patient through a written application to the facility |
| writ of habeas corpus | a "formal written order" to "free the person" |
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cgar@tjc.edu
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